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Are All-Flash Arrays All Wrong for AI and DL Workloads?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by George Crump

When designing a storage infrastructure for an artificial intelligence (AI) or deep learning (DL) workload, the default assumption is that an all-flash array (AFA) or something even faster must be at the heart of the design. The problem is as…

Tagged with: AFA, AI, All-Flash, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, DL, Flash, Metadata, Object Storage, SwiftStack
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Can The Storage Infrastructure Keep Pace with Data Center Modernization?

Posted on December 12, 2019 by George Crump

The modern data center is increasingly microservice or container-based. These workloads are dynamic and unpredictable. The datasets within these workloads range from thousands of large files to billions of small files. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are being…

Tagged with: AI, Artificial Intelligence, EXTEN, Flash, IOPS, Machine Learning, ML, NVMe, NVMe-oF, SCSI, SSD
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Lightboard Video: The Art of Big and Fast Data

Posted on December 5, 2019 by George Crump

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL) projects can all have varying types of data associated with them. Some projects consist of a relatively small number of huge files, and others have an incredibly high number of…

Tagged with: AI, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big data, Deep Learning, DL, IoT, Machine Learning, Memory, MemVerge, ML
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Is Your Storage Ready for the Data-Driven Economy? – SwiftStack Briefing Note

Posted on October 30, 2019 by George Crump

Organizations need to re-think their storage architectures for the data-driven economy. How an organization captures, stores, and analyzes data, can dictate how successful it might be in this new economic model where data drives organizations. The data-driven economy is not…

Tagged with: AI, Artificial Intelligence, AS, Cloud, Container, Deep Learning, DL, Flash, Hard disk drive, Retention, Scale, SwiftStack, Unstructured data
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Virtual Instruments Briefing Note – Virtana Announcement

Posted on October 30, 2019 by George Crump

The data center, in most cases, is a mixture of legacy and modern applications that exist, both on-premises and in the cloud. To provide organizations with a competitive advantage, IT needs to use and manage these resources efficiently. IT professionals…

Tagged with: AI, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Hybrid, Machine Learning, Migration, ML, Virtana, Virtual Instruments
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Is it Time to Rethink NAS for Unstructured Data?

Posted on September 18, 2019 by George Crump

Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems were once the primary storage destination for all unstructured data but with file-counts soaring past one billion and with machines replacing users as the primary creators of data, the industry is seemingly moving past NAS…

Tagged with: AI, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big data, Cloud, Hybrid, IoT, M&E, Machine Learning, ML, NAS, Object Storage, Qumulo, Unstructured data
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What is a Second-Generation Cloud Strategy?

Posted on September 18, 2019 by George Crump

Adoption of cloud services is following a trend similar to on-premises data center infrastructure. Many data centers begin using a single infrastructure vendor, compromising flexibility for the assumed simplicity of a single solution. As data centers evolve, they gravitate toward…

Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Egress Fees, IoT, MeetTheCEO, Migration, performance, SaaS, Wasabi
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19 Minute Webinar: Making Multi-Cloud Work

Posted on September 17, 2019 by George Crump

Multi-Cloud seems to be the next big thing in the public cloud. With multi-cloud, an organization can move applications between cloud providers to take advantage of better pricing or better technology. While it is relatively easy to migrate an application…

Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Egress Fees, IoT, MeetTheCEO, Migration, performance, SaaS, Wasabi
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Flash Second – Getting Data Analytics Ready for Flash Storage

Posted on September 11, 2019 by George Crump

Accelerating a data analytics project is critical for storage vendors that sell storage systems designed for big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These vendors all thrive by helping their customer get answers to their questions faster…

Tagged with: AI, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Buisiness Intelligence, Data Privacy, Machine Learning, Metadata, Migration, ML, MLaaS, Promethium
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SlideShare: Implementing and Leveraging Multi-cloud and Second Generation Cloud Strategies

Posted on August 16, 2019 by George Crump

Many businesses are eager to initiate a cloud migration strategy and take advantage of the economic benefits that clouds offer. However, concerns regarding vendor lock-in, proprietary technology, and hidden costs have served as a deterrent for a large number of…